Noise Sensitivity Scale, WNSS Test - the question form

1. I would be willing to live on a noisy street if the apartment were nice.

2. Noise bothers me more now than it ever has.

3. I do not mind if someone turns the stereo up to full volume from time to time.

4. When watching movies, whispering and the rustling of candy wrappers bother me.

5. I am easily awakened by noise.

6. If there is noise where I am studying, I try to close the door or window, or I go somewhere else.

7. I get annoyed when my neighbors make noise.

8. I get used to most noises without much difficulty.

9. Noise usually irritates me and gets on my nerves.

10. Even music I like is distracting when I am trying to concentrate.

11. Everyday sounds from neighboring apartments (footsteps, running water, children shouting, talking, music, a television) do not bother me.

12. When I want to be alone, I need complete silence.

13. I can concentrate well regardless of what is going on around me.

14. When I study in a library, I am not bothered by people talking quietly.

15. I often feel like being in complete silence.

16. Motorcycles should be fitted with more effective mufflers.

17. I find it difficult to relax in a noisy environment.

18. People who make a lot of noise and keep me from sleeping or working make me furious.

19. I would not mind living in an apartment with thin walls.

20. I am sensitive to noise.